悲不自勝 bēi bù zì shèng

DEFINITIONS

  1. unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
  2. overcome with sorrow
  3. heartbroken

CHARACTERS

悲 bēi
HSK 5
sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
勝 shèng victory; excel, be better than